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Background

Kideo Video was formed as a joint venture of Karl-Lorimar Home Video, DiC Animation City and LBS Communications to distribute kids and animated videos. This was a second in a line of Lorimar sublabels, following Scholastic-Lorimar Home Video. DiC would later launch its home video label in 1986 with Golden Book Video.

1st Logo (prototype logo) (1985-1986)

Visuals: Over a white background is blue and yellow stripes. Over the side was the words "Kideo Video" in a cursive font, and we see what looks like splotches of confetti shown underneath the stripes.

Technique: Fade animation.

Audio: None.

Availability:

This is a prototype logo, as it appears on earlier video releases of M.A.S.K..
It also appears on the 1986 UK VHS release of GoBots from The Video Collection.

2nd Logo (1986-1988?)

Visuals: On a white-pink gradient background, eight stripes, colored blue and yellow, come in from both the left and right. "Kideo" then writes itself out in a red cursive font, then "Video" in the same font and color, zooms in as what looks like splotches of confetti pop up.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on kids releases of Karl-Lorimar tapes, such as M.A.S.K., The Care Bears, and Inspector Gadget.

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 '''Kideo Video''' was formed as a joint venture of [[Karl-Lorimar Home Video]], [[DIC Entertainment|DiC Animation City]] and [[LBS Communications]] to distribute kids and animated videos. This was a second in a line of Lorimar sublabels, following [[Scholastic-Lorimar Home Video]]. DiC would later launch its home video label in 1986 with Golden Book Video.
-===1st Logo (prototype) (1985-1986)===
+===1st Logo (prototype logo) (1985-1986)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see {{color|blue}} and {{color|gold|yellow}} stripes. Over the side was the words "{{color|red|Kideo Video}}" in a cursive font, and we see what looks like splotches of confetti shown underneath the stripes.
+'''Visuals:''' Over a white background is {{color|blue}} and {{color|gold|yellow}} stripes. Over the side was the words "{{color|red|Kideo Video}}" in a cursive font, and we see what looks like splotches of confetti shown underneath the stripes.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' Fade animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Availability:''' This is a prototype logo, as it was seen on earlier video releases of ''M.A.S.K.''.
+* This is a prototype logo, as it appears on earlier video releases of ''M.A.S.K.''.
+* It also appears on the 1986 UK VHS release of ''GoBots'' from [[The Video Collection]].
 ===2nd Logo (1986-1988?)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a white-pink gradient background, eight stripes, colored blue and yellow, come in from both the left and right. "Kideo" then writes itself out in a red cursive font, then "Video" in the same font and color, zooms in as what looks like splotches of confetti pop up.
+'''Visuals:''' On a white-pink gradient background, eight stripes, colored blue and yellow, come in from both the left and right. "Kideo" then writes itself out in a red cursive font, then "Video" in the same font and color, zooms in as what looks like splotches of confetti pop up.
 '''Technique:''' Computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen on kids releases of [[Karl-Lorimar Home Video|Karl-Lorimar]] tapes, such as ''M.A.S.K.'', ''The Care Bears'', and ''Inspector Gadget''.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on kids releases of [[Karl-Lorimar Home Video|Karl-Lorimar]] tapes, such as ''M.A.S.K.'', ''The Care Bears'', and ''Inspector Gadget''.
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